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Honours for Eurykleides of Kephisia

IG II3 1 1160 Date:
Ca. 215 BC

. . . military (?) (stratiōt-) . . . was wanting (?) (egleipont-) . . . management (epimeleian), and [the treasurership of the military fund (?) (stratiōtikōn)][1] he carried out through his son[2] and spent no small sums
[from his own resources], and as Competition-director (agōnothetēs) obediently (hupakousas) spent a [further?] (5) seven talents, and having again given over to his son [this] responsibility, and having accomplished the Competition-direction well,
he expended no small further sums, and when the country, because of its
enemies, was fallow and unsown, he was responsible
for it being worked and sown, having supplied money (chrēmata porisas),
(10) and he re-established the freedom of the city with
his brother Mikion,[3] after those who gave back the
Piraeus (meta tous apodontas ton Peiraia), and he supplied the money (chrēmata eporisen) for the crown for [those forces] who
with Diogenes returned [the garrisons (ta phrouria)],[4] and fortified (ōchurōsen) the harbours[5] and repaired (epeskeuase)(15) the walls of the city and of the Piraeus, with Mikion his
brother, and approached [with him?] Greek cities and [kings (basileis)] and as many as . . . money to the People . . . considered how justice might be done . . . supplying money and the . . . (20) having . . . showed himself . . . made useful contributions to the People . . . and introduced laws [in the interests of the People?] and . . . the seating (?) (theas)[6] . . . introduced a competition . . . (25) also strengthened (ēuxēsen) the [People (?) (dēmon)][7] . . . precincts and . . . a stoa . . . towards all Athenians . . . . . .

[1] Eurykleides was treasurer of the military fund in 248/7 (IG II3 1, 1011) and hoplite general ca. 230 or a little before (IG II2 1300; 1705, 4-5; with Tracy, ALC 228, 243).[2] Named Mikion.[3] "And he (Aratos) persuaded the garrison commander, Diogenes, to give back the Piraeus and Mounichia and Salamis and Sounion to the Athenians for 150 talents, of which Aratos himself contributed to the city 20." Plut. Arat. 34.4.[4] In recognition of Diogenes' actions the Athenians instituted a new festival, the Diogeneia, and named the gymnasium for the ephebes the Diogeneion.[5] Cf. IG II3 1, 1140 and IG II3 1, 1141.[6] The reference is apparently to reconstruction of the seating in the theatre.[7] The context suggests that the reference may be to a religious measure or construction project rather than a democratic reform.